Saturday, May 20, 2017

Does Google Have a Liberal Bias? Search Results for Roger Ailes Speak Volumes

The former Chairman and CEO of Fox News, Roger Ailes, has passed. He was arguably one of the most consequential individuals in media and politics in the last century, and he leaves behind a loving wife and son. He also leaves behind a cadre of loyal former employees who love and respect him.

But if you run a Google search on him, you’ll find that the top results consist almost entirely of articles from several liberal publications savaging his reputation as a person. The search results — both on mobile and desktop platforms — begin with entries that are strikingly cruel and meanspirited — and raise new questions about Google’s objectivity.

The top results on “Roger Ailes” include a piece by leftist activist Matt Taibbi ofRolling Stonedeclaring Ailes “one of the worst Americans ever,” an article by NBC’s Joy Reid onTimestating that Ailes “built a kingdom on exploited bias,” and a Bret Stephens op-ed in theNew York Times, that calls him “the man who wrecked conservatism.” An op-ed onThe Guardianby Arwa Mahdawi condemning Ailes for helping to “create this nightmare world” shows up alongside the other articles savaging him, way above obituaries or any neutral pieces about the man.Read More: https://heatst.com/tech/does-google-have-a-liberal-bias-search-results-for-roger-ailes-speak-volumes/

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